Hand bag



W. C. HIERING July 18, 1933.

HAND BAG Filed Aug. 13, 1951 Patented July 18, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE WILLIAM C. HIERING, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO J'. E.MERGOT T 7 COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWAREHAND BAG Application filed August 13,1931. Serial No. 556,731.

This invention relates to handbags, and more particularly to devices toenable such bags to be conveniently and safely carried.

The usual handba for ladies is provided with a'strap or suitable handleby means of which the bag may beswung at the side of the user. Thismanner of carrying" handbags has been found objectionable in that thebag hanging at the side'of the user is capable of being easilymanipulated by pickpockets without attracting attentlon. Also, it hasbeen found inconvenient and uncomfortable to carry. As a result, womengenerally carrysuch bags by grasping an end of the bag with the palm ofthe hand and holding the between the body and the arm. When carried insuch a manner, it is obvious that the strap is superfluous.

Another popular expedient is the provision of a band having its endsattached to a side of the bag so that a hand may be inserted between thebag and the band. While this type of bag may be conveniently carried,the acidity of users hands in constantly grasping the metal frame,results in tarnishing of the latter, such frames usually I sing goldplated or silver plated. Obviously, tarnishing of the frame affects theappearance of the bag, since such bags are designed for ornamentation aswell as utility.

In U. S. Patent No. 1,815,912, issued to me on July 28, 1981, isdisclosed an expedient comprising a ring member swivelly connected to ahandbag or handbag frame, the

'ring member receiving the thumb of a person while the bag is heldbetween the body and arm. While the structure described in the abovementioned patent facilitates the carrying of ahandbag, it has been foundthat the stud upon which the ring is swivelled becomesloose andinsecure, and may be drawn from the bag frame or the bag by exterting aqu1ck erking force. ()bvlously,

' such a structure does not insure the safe carrying of a handbagagainst the operations of purse Snatchers, as a quick jerk willdisconnect the bag from the stud and leave the person holding only thestud and the ring swivelled thereon.

a flat elongated head It is therefore an object of this invention toprovide a ring swivelled on a stud which is attached to a handbag framein a manner so that it can not be readily disconnected from the framewithout enabling a handbag to be safely carried against the operationsof purse Snatchers.

A further object is the provision of a swivelly mounted ring which maybe attached to a handbag frame more easily and Securely than has beenheretofore possible. I

These and other advantageous objects. which will later-appear, areaccomplished by the simple and practicalconstruction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawing,forming part hereof, and in which J Figure 1 is a view showing thedevice at tached to the frame of a handbag.

Figure 2 is asectional view showing details of the device and the mannerin which it is attached to the frame.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the stud used in the device.

In Figure 1 is shown a handbag having a well known type of channelledframe member 4, the channel of the frame member opening inwardly. Thetop 5 of the frame member has a hole loosely receiving a stud 6. i i

The stud 6is cylindrical in shape and has 7 the width of which isslightly greater than the diameter of the stud and the hole in the top5. In assembling the device the stud is inserted in the hole in the top5 of the frame and projects above the top 5, the upward movement of thestud being limited by the head 7, which engages the inner surface of thetop 5, and lies between the side walls 8, 9 of the channel, but notnecessarily engaging the side walls.

A sleeve 10 is rotatably mounted on the stud 6, which passes through andhas a reduced portion 11 projecting above the sleeve, 9

the latter contacting the top 5 of the frame member. A washer 12 isplaced over the portion 11, and the portion 11 is then spread or upsetto provide a head 13 to securely hold the parts together, at the sametime using a tool, thus enable free rotation of the sleeve on the stud.

The sleeve 10 also has a passage 14:, transverse to the stud, whichpassage provides sockets receiving the reduced ends 15 of a splitring161 The cross sectional diameter ofthe ring 16 increases graduallyfrom the free ends 15 to the center section 17 and the inwardmovement'of'the ends 15 in the passage 14 is limited by shoulders 18.

From the above description it is obvious 5 that the device may be easilyassembled and attached to. a frame member; the'sleeve, stud and framemember being secured together by; the single operation of spreading orupsetting the reduced portion 11 of the stud to provide 'the head 13,which is above the frame member and easily accessible. It is obviousthat'the head 7 prevents disconnection of the'stud and frame member, forthe head cannot be pulled through the hole in top '5, as is the casewhen force is applied to the device disclosed in patent No. 1,815,912,in which the studis held to the frame member by brads.

Also, it should be noted that the making of the transverse passage 14clear through the sleeve is a simpler operation than formin sockets oneach side of the sleeve as hereto ore has been the practice. i

7 While the stud 6 has been above described as having. a reduced portion11 receivinga Washer 12, it is obvious that the reduced portion and thewasher may be omitted and the head 13 formed in direct engagement withsleeve 10, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of theinvention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed includingmany modifications Without departing from the general scope hereinindicated and denoted in the appended claim.

Iiaving thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

In a handbag, a frame member having a hole therein, a stud looselypositioned in the hole, said stud having a fiat elongated head ofgreater length than the sleeve thereby limiting its movement in onedirection through the hole, a sleeve having a transverse passage,rotatably mounted on the stud and engaging the frame member, said studhaving a reduced portion projecting beyond the sleeve, a washer on thereduced portion of the stud and engaging the sleeve, said. reducedportion bein upset to securely hold the parts together, and a split ringhaving its free ends pivotally positioned in the passage of the sleeve.

WILLIAM G. HIERING.

